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Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six by Jessica Buchanan

On May 14, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

Both a testament to two people’s courage and a nail-biting look at a life-or-death struggle, this is a harrowing and deeply personal story about their triumph over impossible odds.

The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, Conclusion of the Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson

On May 12, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson’s acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson’s accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West.

Outside the Wire: American Soldiers’ Voices from Afghanistan by Christine Dumaine Leche

On April 8, 2013, in Book Reviews, Essays, History, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

A riveting collection of thirty-eight narratives by American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, Outside the Wire offers a powerful evocation of everyday life in a war zone. We each, writes Leche, require witnesses to the narratives of our lives. Outside the Wire creates that opportunity for us as readers to bear witness to the men and women who carry the weight of war for us all.

The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay, Exposing the Post-9/11 Legal Morass, by Jess Bravin

On February 20, 2013, in Book Reviews, Law, Military, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

Soon after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the United States captured hundreds of suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan and around the world. By the following January the first of these prisoners arrived at the U.S. military’s prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they were subject to President George W. Bush’s executive order authorizing their trial by military commissions.

Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present by Max Boot

On February 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

As fitting for the twenty-first century as von Clausewitz’s On War was in its own time, Invisible Armies is a complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages. The result is both an enthralling read and our most important work on nontraditional warfare.

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War and War Crimes in Vietnam by Nick Turse

On January 27, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

Based on classified documents and first-person interviews, a startling history of the American war on Vietnamese civilians, Kill Anything That Moves, devastating and definitive, finally brings us face‑to‑face with the truth of a war that haunts Americans to this day.

Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons, A Plainspoken Advocacy by Ward Wilson

On January 12, 2013, in Book Reviews, History, Military, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Editor

Nuclear weapons have always been a serious but seemingly insoluble problem: while they’re obviously dangerous, they are also, apparently, necessary. This groundbreaking study shows why five central arguments promoting nuclear weapons are, in essence, myths. This book will be widely read and discussed by everyone who cares about war, peace, foreign policy, and security in the twenty-first century.

Bleeding Talent: How the US Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It’s Time for a Revolution by Tim Kane

On January 6, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Military, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Editor

This book will shape the debate on how to save the military from itself. The first part recognizes, indeed celebrates, what the military has done well in attracting and developing leadership talent. The book then examines the causes and consequences of the modern military’s stifling personnel system, with a close look at strategic failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.

My Share of the Task: A Memoir by General Stanley McChrystal

On January 5, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

In this illuminating memoir, McChrystal frankly explores the major episodes and controversies of his eventful career. He delves candidly into the intersection of history, leadership, and his own experience to produce a book of enduring value.

Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman–from World War to Cold War by Michael Dobbs

On December 31, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Military, Nonfiction, by Editor

Six Months in 1945 brilliantly captures this momentous historical turning point, chronicling the geopolitical twists behind the descent of the iron curtain, while illuminating the aims and personalities of larger-than-life political giants. It is a vividly rendered story of individual and national interests in fierce competition at a seminal moment in history.